When a California woman volunteered in a Peruvian prison, she and the inmates stitched together one beautiful business plan.

Martha Stewart's charming cookies are fun for kids to make, and a great, tasty gift for Mom on Mother's Day.

Read Chapter 1 of Malaak Compton-Rock's book If It Takes a Village, Build One.

Actress Ellen Barkin shares the secret to looking great over 50. (Fair warning: Some of it hurts.)

From playing practical jokes to manipulating currency to performing amazing acts of heroism, our planetmates are a funnier, shrewder, kindlier, more altruistic, and more empathetic bunch than most of us realize.